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EPISODE · Apr 30, 2023 · 1H 38M

Knee-deep in the Weird: Science, the Paranormal, and Popular Belief

from MindMatters · host Harrison Koehli, Elan Martin, Adam Daniels

After some brief comments on classical worldviews, natural law, populism, the genesis of leftist and postmodern thought, and the history of ideas, we settle on today's topic of topics: the paranormal. What societal structures exist (in academia, the media, the marketplace, etc.) that make the paranormal both in demand as a subject worth learning about - and yet deeply suppressed as something to take seriously in “official culture”. What does the Church and orthodox materialist science have to say about the acceptance of the so-called supernatural? And how do we come to know anything even remotely objective about such a topic when the rigor and open-mindedness required to study it is so lacking in officialdom? Join us for this fascinating discussion!Dr. Jadcyk's article on Crookes: https://ark-jadczyk.blogspot.com/2023/04/no-true-science-allowed-priori.htmlPart 2: https://ark-jadczyk.blogspot.com/2023/04/william-crookes-and-paranormal-true.htmlThe Myth of Disenchantment: https://www.amazon.com/Myth-Disenchantment-Magic-Modernity-Sciences/dp/022640336X

After some brief comments on classical worldviews, natural law, populism, the genesis of leftist and postmodern thought, and the history of ideas, we settle on today's topic of topics: the paranormal. What societal structures exist (in academia, the media, the marketplace, etc.) that make the paranormal both in demand as a subject worth learning about - and yet deeply suppressed as something to take seriously in “official culture”. What does the Church and orthodox materialist science have to...

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